$85 million Rutgers School of Business recreated virtually with Unity3D game engine
Check out this virtual preview of the new $85 million Rutgers School of Businesses, designed by Ten Arquitectos and replicated with the Unity3D game engine.
Virtual Worlds and the Built Environment – White Paper published by Daden Limited
Daden Limited’s new white paper, ‘Virtual Worlds and the Built Environment’ (download here) provides an insightful overview of several Second Life case studies relating to architecture, engineering and construction industry projects, along with descriptions of what make virtual worlds a useful tool for AEC industry projects.
What features would you like to see in the next Basic Architectural Assets Pack for for Unity3d?
We’ve been hearing a lot of positive feedback following the release of Architectural Beginner’s Kit 1 and Architectural Beginner’s Kit 2 packages and tutorials for use within the Unity3D game engine. In fact, those who purchased the kit have reported reductions in development time (up to 2 weeks) and development cost savings when compared with having to develop these assets from scratch.
Using Microsoft Kinect Hacks for Architectural Modeling and Realtime Motion Capture
This could be quite useful for troubleshooting problems on-site during construction as well. I can imagine a contractor scanning an area in question, enabling the architect to open a 3D model of the structure from a computer back at the office, and being able to rotate and orbit around the model to better understand it’s context, then suggesting solutions by mapping additional 3D information into the model, or folding it into the project’s Building Information Model and doing a differential comparison to find possible solutions.
Video Tutorial: How to Import Revit into Unity3D
This tutorial provides an overview of the process involved with importing architectural models into Unity3d. In this case, we’re using Revit Architecture 2009, but the process is relatively universal, and can be applied to just about any architectural CAD or...Architectural Record features ‘Kansas to Cairo’ Second Life project
Egyptian and American architecture students recently completed a course using the virtual world Second Life to facilitate long distance collaboration within an online, realtime 3D environment. With funding from the U.S. State Department, California-based...Importing Revit into Unity [Update]
A few weeks ago, I wrote about using the Unity3D game develop engine to import Revit Architecture models. I’ve since upgraded to Unity Pro, opening the doors to some even more powerful features. I really haven’t had a lot of time to spend on this, but I...Welcome to my home: first attempts at using Unity3D for architectural visualization
[UPDATE: We have now published an eBook about Architectural Visualization with Unity3D (including a chapter about Oculus Rift) that can be purchased HERE.] Chez Keystone! Come on in…(plugin required). This isn’t multi-user (yet), and navigation might take...When worlds collide – MMO’s, game development platforms and the built environment
The barrier to entry just keeps getting lower for for architects, engineers and construction professionals to further employ MMO (massively, multi-player, online) environments in design collaboration, education, visualization and architectural discourse. Here are a few bits and pieces of the puzzle that I’m keeping an eye on.
Video demo of 3D Mesh import, diffusion lighting, and the newly improved Second Life viewer
Here is a video, uploaded by HVXSilverstar, showing Tom Hale’s demo at SLCC 09 of mesh import and diffusion (reflective) lighting. And here is a sneak peek at the new viewer: More to come! Many thanks to HVXSilverstar for making these videos...